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For my MPH capstone at @JohnsHopkinsSPH, I created a database of news articles on domestic violence cases in 2020.
I then combined it with a literature review to understand how the pandemic, economic shock, and civil unrest worsened an already harrowing problem.
I then combined it with a literature review to understand how the pandemic, economic shock, and civil unrest worsened an already harrowing problem.
I need to sound the alarm.
Isolation from "stay at home" orders
Increase in gun sales
Rise in unemployment
Rise in alcohol consumption
Stress and anxiety
These conditions have created a perfect storm for a massive increase in domestic violence in the US.
Isolation from "stay at home" ordersIncrease in gun salesRise in unemploymentRise in alcohol consumptionStress and anxietyThese conditions have created a perfect storm for a massive increase in domestic violence in the US.
And socioeconomic factors and centuries of systemic racism and oppression in the US put Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous women at greater risk for domestic violence, while simultaneously reducing their access to care and support services.
I don’t just want this work to live in the echo chamber of academia. I shortened and edited a version of the paper to make it available and accessible to anyone who is interested. https://halletecco.medium.com/domestic-violence-in-2020-america-8ef13d1a445b?source=friends_link&sk=0b16864903ea49b27e6e4c3ee99f75c8
